The Iron Throne from 'Game of Thrones' may end up in Texas

Megan Menchaca, Austin American-Statesman

Tuesday

Apr 16, 2019 at 1:33 PM

The Iron Throne may be coming to Texas.

The eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones” premiered Sundayon HBO, but fans have been passing the time before the premiere with a worldwide scavenger hunt for the past few weeks. HBO has been sending fans around the world to find six Iron Thrones located in six different countries, including the United States, Canada, Spain, Brazil, Sweden and the UK.

While the closest Iron Throne was in New York during the promotion, George R.R. Martin has apparently indicated that he plans to give one of the coveted thrones to A&M University when the show is over.

The Texas A&M Cushing Memorial Library has served the home of Martin’s official repository since 1993, according to the library’s website. It’s home to his personal collection of letters, books, manuscripts and even “Game of Thrones” memorabilia.

″(The library) is very well taken care of and has a good archival system,” Martin said in a 2013 interview with A&M. “Later when I was drowning in papers here, I thought of putting it all on deposit in a library somewhere. I remembered Texas A&M and the great facilities (they) have there.”

According to A&M, library goers can see nearly 50,000 pieces of memorabilia related to the series, from lunchboxes to swords. But Jeremy Brett, curator of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection, said that Martin may be adding the Iron Throne to the library’s collection.

“What HBO told Martin and what Martin told us, nothing is written in stone as far as I know, is that when the show is over, the idea is that they would give Martin two of the thrones,” Brett said to KHOU. “And what he said is that he would keep one in his office, like you do, and if this comes to pass, he would send the other one down to A&M. And we would keep it as part of his collection.”

Although “Game of Thrones” enthusiasts won’t be able to see the throne in Texas until at least the season’s end, all of the manuscripts and books will continue to be available whenever the library is open. However, holding the swords requires an appointment.